Daily Santa Podcast - The Family Friendly Countdown to Christmas

DAY FOURTEEN - Be Creative, Meet the Elf DJ, Santa Question and Message, Selfie Loves Elf Tube We share our podcast studio with the morning drive DJ - he drops by during our podcast to see what we are up to! Selfie tries "Elf Tube" - did you know there are tiny elf cats? Apparently there are - we didn't believe it either! We answer more Santa Questions on today's episode We also look at being creative 6 Ways to become more creative Being creative allows us to be more flexible and become better problem solvers. When you can solve problems you are able to help others at the same time! 1. Allow time to dream and wonder One of the main ways to become creative is to wonder. Like why is the sky blue? Why does the ocean water have waves and not the water in lakes or ponds? How does gravity work? And so on. Find the answer to what you are curious about - this is a great way to be a better student - you will learn many things if you never stop wondering! 2. Share what you learn Some kids are awesome at music, some kids are great playing sports, or reading, maybe math is your superpower! Help those around you that might not be great at the piano, or can run as fast as you, help your friend read better, or show your classmate how to understand a math problem. If you learn and do not share, you are not helping others! 3. There is more than one way to Solve Every Problem There are multiple ways to solve a problem and also different perspectives to look at everything. Be open to others, how they do things, how they think - you can learn a lot from others around you 4. Be Curious We are born curious. When you are thirsty you get a drink of water, when you are curious you fill up your knowledge tanks with information that will help you for the rest of your life! 5. Read for fun Limit TV or other screen time of your kids to make room for creative hobbies like reading as it encourages thought activity which in turn promotes creativity. If you can read for fun and not because you have to, you will fall in love with books 6. Try something new Try something new - something that you have never done, you might find that you could unlock a fun new activity, sport or hobby that you would have never known about if you had not tried it for the first time Being creative is very important - it helps us to think big, accept others and their differences and become a better person Be creative today - try something new! Check out https://dailysantapodcast.com/ (https://dailysantapodcast.com/) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daily-santa-podcast/message

DAY THIRTEEN - Be Positive, Selfie's New Toy, Santa News and Facts Selfie plays with his new Elf-Alexa, we look at how we can be more positive, check out our Christmas Song Choices this year and much more! Here are four ways that we can be more positive: Always Give Your Best Effort – If we give our best effort in all that we do and think we will be able to realize what they are truly capable of. Trying hard can lead to more confidence, and help us to develop a positive attitude about the world around us Give Back To Your Community – Volunteering as a family can help us to connect with others. Even activities as simple as helping others, spending time with someone that is lonely or giving to people in need, these acts help us to focus on our community Our actions can make a positive difference in the world, buy helping others we will be more positive about who we are, and about our community. Practice Positive Self-Talk – We need to use gentle words when talking to others. A great way to develop this skill is to talk to ourselves as if we were talking to our best friend. If we wouldn’t say something mean to our best friend or loved one, we shouldn’t say it to ourselves. The way we think directly impacts our behavior and feelings about the world. If we can think positively about ourselves, we will likely feel the same way about the world around us. Take Ownership and Responsibility For our Actions – We all need to realize that we have control over the outcomes of the challenges that we face. Reducing anxiety and practicing problem-solving skills at a young age can have a huge effect on how we think and act for the rest of our lives. Being confident is one of the best ways to help encourage positive thinking. https://dailysantapodcast.com/ (https://dailysantapodcast.com/) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daily-santa-podcast/message

DAY TWELVE - Be Truthful, Some of Our Christmas Stories, Selfie Stick, Santa Facts and News and more Welcome to Day 12! We are now a dozen! Yes!! Today we are looking at why being truthful is important, someone gets caught not telling the truth in this podcast - keep your ears open to see who it will be? Any guesses? Selfie creates a brand new, never before seen tool that he can use with his new Elf Phone 14 - he is pretty proud of his invention and he needs your help giving it a name! Are you up for the challenge? Some of the podcast hosts share their family stories and Christmas memories as well! See you tomorrow! We would love to hear form you!! https://dailysantapodcast.com/ (⁠https://dailysantapodcast.com/⁠) created by: https://truemediasolutions.ca/ (⁠https://truemediasolutions.ca/ ⁠) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daily-santa-podcast/message

DAY ELEVEN - Show Appreciation, Listener Voice Mail, Santa News, Selfie Tries the Elf Version of Tik Tok We are talking today about showing appreciation! Check out all the fun! See you tomorrow! We would love to hear form you!! https://dailysantapodcast.com/ (⁠https://dailysantapodcast.com/⁠) created by: https://truemediasolutions.ca/ (⁠https://truemediasolutions.ca/ ⁠) https://dailysantapodcast.com/ (⁠https://dailysantapodcast.com/) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daily-santa-podcast/message

DAY TEN - Be Patient and Wait Your Turn, Santa's Doctor Visits, News and Fun Podcast Suggestions Welcome to Day Ten everyone! We hope this has been elftastic fun for you so far! Candy Cane Cookies have arrived, or have they gone missing? We are going to talk about patience, but you will have to wait for it! Doctor Wait, Santa's family Doctor drops in with some great advice for us at this busy time of the year! Patience is a skill. And like all skills, patience can be learned. Just like learning to walk, ride a bike or playing a piano We can learn patience, and get better at being patient as we work on it The best way to learn patience is to practice patience Patience is not simply the ability to wait. It’s how we behave while we’re waiting. Here are 4 things to consider about patience - talk about these things with your family to see how you can add these to your day ONE - When learning patience, start small just like learning anything, you will not be great at something if you never try little babies are not very patient - when they want something, they want it right now! we have to learn patience - that is a lot of work TWO - We have to learn how to wait for what we want We need to take turns, allow someone to go first, put someone else ahead of us THREE - realize that being patient is hard work We wait for a bus, wait for dinner, wait for our friend to catch up, we do a lot of waiting FOUR - learning patience is not just for adults when we start learning and practicing patience as a child, we will use what we learn as an adult it is no fun to be asked to wait for our turn, but if we can learn how to wait, we will see it pay off in the future So I told you to wait to find out what patience was, didn't I... do you know, that waiting to hear what patience is, that waiting to the end to find out what it is was actually being patient? Patience is simply being calm, realizing that there are other people involved and allowing others time and space at this busy time of year there is very little patience, honking car horns, pushing and shoving, angry responses to people in our way, or doing things that make our day worse - those are the people that need patience Remember you have to learn it patience is not free! See you tomorrow! We would love to hear form you!! https://dailysantapodcast.com/ (https://dailysantapodcast.com/) created by: https://truemediasolutions.ca/ (https://truemediasolutions.ca/) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daily-santa-podcast/message